Due to her work towards Civil Rights, Anna Hedgeman received an Extraordinary Woman of Achievement Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews. During the 1930s she remained active in protest activities. In 1944 she became the executive secretary of the National Council for a Permanent Fair Employment Practice Committee. In 1946, Hedgeman served as assistant dean of women at Howard University. Hedgeman became a consultant on racial problems for New York City's Department of Welfare during the Great Depression. In this role she investigated major racial issues, including the continuation of underground slavery through the Bronx Slave Markets, as well as studying the living conditions of minorities and encouraging civil service appointments for these under-represented citizens.
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Church Affiliation:Methodist Church
Role in the Movement:Anna Arnold Hageman was a Civil Rights leader, politician, educator and writer. She served as an organizer of the 1963 March On Washington
Birth Place:Marshall, Iowa
Born Date:July 5, 1899
Deceased Date:January 17, 1990
Place Lived as Adult:New York City
Church Location:Marshall, Iowa; New York